Life Altering Events & Illness

A Safe and Accepting Place

When life hands you an event or illness that changes the course of your life, imagine having a safe and accepting place to go for support. Art + Counseling provides that place.

Life Altering Event and Illness

When life altering events and illness happen, your day-to-day life may have changed significantly. Often a person feels alone and isolated in dealing with the changes brought about by these events. Hidden grief often underlies unexplained emotions. Anger can produce unexpected reactions. Many women believe that have to “stand strong” for the family resulting in stuffed emotions and burn-out. You may have no place to turn to release the fear, anxiety and stress that comes with these changes.

Using conversation and creative expression, you can process what is happening in your life, your vision for the future and the grief that comes with the changes. At Art + Counseling, we provide a sacred space to heal.

Mid-Life Transitions

Once we pass age 30, each decade brings new transitions in family, career, and personal identity. Men and women in mid-life often review the past and wondering what the future holds. Career goals shift as time passes and experience is gained. As children grow and leave home, the identity of parent and spouse shifts to a greater focus on personal goals outside the family. Relationships take on new meaning. The “empty nest” experience benefits from additional support as you step into new adventures. It is a time to look at one’s personal uniqueness and create a design for the future.

For women, menopause brings changes in body, mind and spirit. Lifestyle and diet can impact the hormonal fluctuations during this time and nutritional support is essential. Many women seek counseling as a way to cope with the impact of menopausal changes.

Expressive Arts Can Help

Expressive arts therapy provides a means of expression that focuses on the mental, emotional and physical aspects of your journey. Group therapy provides a place to build a new community of support, share experiences, heal past wounding, build self-esteem, and redefine your self-concept. It helps you:

Normalize life in the face of illness or change

Process personal grief and changes in self-concept

Learn coping strategies for the stress of life transitions

Gain support with pain, side effects, treatment decisions, and medical treatments

Preserve your legacy through art

Begin Your Healing Journey Today

Call Loretta to discuss ways to receive the support you deserve.

517-662-0122

Location:
600 N. Broad Street
Adrian, MI 49286

Women’s Counseling

Serving the women of Lenawee County with holistic and empowerment based mental health, life coaching, and personal development services.

Expressive Arts Therapy

Expressive arts therapy uses creative process in a supportive setting to facilitate growth and healing. It is a process of discovery through any art form.

Adrian Location

Loretta Pickford, LPC, NCC
600 N. Broad Street
Adrian, MI 49286

Phone: 517-662-0122

Call now to discover how Loretta can support you on your life journey.